Daily Novel Writing Festivals @novelfestivals.bsky.social All of these contests give you 3 options to submit: Full Novel; 1st Chapter; Performance video readings.
https://festivalreviews.org/daily-novel-festival-contests/
Sarah Sweet @sarahsweet.bsky.social Journalist at TVO. Responsible cat owner. This article is a stub. 
MarkZelinski.com @markzelinski-photo.bsky.social 🇨🇦Governor General's Medal, OCAD, RCGS, Explorers Club, Pro Photographer/Publisher/Speaker #MarkZelinski gifted 8K #BooksThatHeal to WW charities (fwds by HRH Philip, Justin Trudeau) MarkZelinski.com
Toronto/LA Documentary Film Festival @docfestival.bsky.social 4 tiers to enhance your film.
- in person fest
- audience feedback video
- podcast interview
- virtual showcase
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/toronto-festival/
https://filmfreeway.com/TorontoDocumentaryFilmFestival
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Niagara Falls @niagara-falls.bsky.social I am the mighty Niagara Falls! I’m located in Ontario 🇨🇦 and New York 🇺🇸 One of the beautiful natural wonders of the world 😍 And don’t try and go over me, it won’t end well 😒🙄
Adrian Sutherland @attaboyadrian.bsky.social 2 x JUNO-nominated Roots-Rocker with Heart 💙 from Canada's Far North #JamesBay #Attawapiskat #FirstNation #Cree / THE WORK OF OUR HANDS book out now / PRECIOUS DIAMONDS winner "Best Americana Album" 2025 World Entertainment Awards / linktr.ee/attaboyadrian
London Public Library @lpl.ca Hello, London, Ontario Canada !
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Jeyan Jeganathan @jeyantvo.bsky.social Host of The Rundown, TVO’s latest current affairs program
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social 📺 The Rundown with @jeyantvo.bsky.social on @wearetvo.bsky.social
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TVO Docs @tvodocs.bsky.social Award-winning documentaries from Ontario and around the world.
Stream for free within Canada. 🇨🇦
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The Paikin Podcast @thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social The official account of The Paikin Podcast.
Links: https://linktr.ee/thepaikinpodcast
Email us at: thepaikinpodcast@gmail.com
Steve Paikin @spaikin.bsky.social https://stevepaikin.com
Host, "The Paikin Podcast"
Co-host, the "#onpoli podcast"
Columnist, http://TVO.org
Columnist, Toronto Star
Host, TVO Today Live
Host, Ontario Chronicle
Author of 10 books.
Pathologies: Leafs, Red Sox, Ticats.
Lisa Richter (she/her) @lisarichter.bsky.social Poet, writer, educator, coffee addict
Sublunary @ualbertapress in Spring 2026
https://lnk.bio/lisarpoet
365toronto @365toronto.bsky.social #TorontoEvents, #nightlife, TorontoEats, #artsculture for outgoing people. #toronto #torontonightlife #torontoentertainment #torontorestaurants
Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social Children's book author, book blogger: PB/MG, #STEM
linktr.ee/JilanneHoffmann
HEARTLAND (LBYR '26)
THE OCEAN'S HEART (Millbrook ‘26)
A RIVER OF DUST (Chronicle '23)
Agent: Lori Steel
Focus: Earth's wonders+environment, STEAMTeam
Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social Posting Science Fiction, Fantasy, Geekery, bookshop life, occasional cats.
Expert Bookseller at Waterstones Ipswich and/or Bury Arc.
(Views mine, not representative of Waterstones)
Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social A free e-newsletter from Publishers Weekly that reports on children's and YA books. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/9Ubz9L
@eastwestlit.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social We are a full-service,boutique literary agency representing children's book authors and illustrators from novelty & PB to YA. Here to share #kidlit GOOD NEWS. 📚eastwestliteraryagency.com
Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social NYT bestselling author of the Southern Reach series, including Annihilation. Agent Joe Veltre at Gersh / speaker bureau Authors Unbound. To contact, use the contact form at jeffvandermeer.com. PDX, anti AI, he/him
Lindsay | KidLit Grove @lindsayamoretti.bsky.social Kidlit writer and creator of KidLit Grove, a bookish corner where kids step inside their favorite stories through nature play, STEAM discoveries, and sensory-based adventures.
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LGBTQ+ Toronto & LA Film Festival @lgbtlatoronto.bsky.social Monthly festival showcasing the best of LGBTQ+ films and screenplays from around the world, using the audience feedback format.
https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/
https://filmfreeway.com/LGBTTorontoFilmFestival
Female Feedback Film Festival @femalefilmfestival.bsky.social The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF) was created for women filmmakers and screenwriters. The goal is to showcase the best of female talent from around the world.
https://femalefilmfestival.com/
https://filmfreeway.com/FEEDBACKFemaleFilmFestivalFFFF
WILDsound Feedback Festival @wildsoundfestival.bsky.social Telling stories through film and conversation. WILDsound showcases the best of new films & screenplays from around the world in a daily film festival.
www.wildsound.ca
https://filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFilmandWritingFestival
Environmental Film & Screenplay Festival @environmentalfest.bsky.social A festival designed to showcase the best of new environmentally themed films (shorts, features) and screenplays (shorts, features, TV pilots) from around the world. We accept any genre.
https://filmfreeway.com/EnvironmentalFestival
LIBRESbooks @libresbooks.bsky.social 📚📚We are a group of school librarians who review books for school libraries. Send books to Oakland Schools/LIBRES 2111 Pontiac Lake Rd. Waterford, MI 48328. Account for LIBRES is currently being run by Klaudia Janek, school librarian.
University of Alberta Press @ualbertapress.bsky.social University of Alberta Press is a contemporary, award-winning publisher of scholarly and creative books distinguished by their editorial care, exceptional design, and global reach. https://ualbertapress.ca/
Barts Health Knowledge and Library Services @bartsnhslibrary.bsky.social News and updates from Barts Health Knowledge and Library Services - delivering evidence to support healthcare.
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Library & Knowledge Service, RJAH NHS FT @rjahlibrary.bsky.social NHS library service at the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Gobowen, Shropshire
Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social Inner London Boys' Secondary with Mixed 6th Form
“The very well-resourced library in the heart of the building exemplifies the school’s commitment to promoting reading.” OfSTED 2024
foresthill.lewisham.sch.uk/library
University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social Join us in exploring the University of Exeter Library's Special Collections, which include archives, manuscripts, rare books and maps.
There's something for everyone, and everyone is welcome.
Find out more! ➡️ libguides.exeter.ac.uk/archives
Sainsbury Library @sainsburylib.bsky.social The Saϊd Business School’s library, and one of the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries. Updates on library news, services and business resources.
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The Open University Library @oulibrary.bsky.social The Open University (OU) Library enables OU students and staff around the world to access a world-class online library service. Visit www.open.ac.uk/library to get started.
Starter Pack for OU (UK) staff here: https://go.bsky.app/UhqW8VR
Velindre Library @vcclibrary.bsky.social Velindre University NHS Trust Library, the only cancer specialist library service in Wales. Supporting NHS and academic staff, students and health professionals.
National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it. 
National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social Sharing Ireland's stories through our unique collections/ Ag roinnt scéal na hÉireann tríd ár mbailiúcháin uathúla.
Explore our collections: https://www.nli.ie/collections/our-collections
Library Association of Ireland @laibluesky.bsky.social The Library Association of Ireland, working for librarians, information professionals and libraries in Ireland.
Visit us at https://www.libraryassociation.ie/
Nick van Vee @nickvanvee.bsky.social Biking pinko lawyer. Library and theatre volunteer. Big on Leonard Cohen, Willie Nelson, and otters.
MTU Library @library.mtu.ie Providing essential library supports & services for the MTU community in Cork & Kerry. MTU Registered Charity no. 20206029
https://library.cit.ie/mtu-library-landing-page
NI Assembly Library @assemblylibrary.bsky.social The Research and Information Service (RaISe) of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
RaISe Blog available at: http://assemblyresearchmatters.org
DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social Dublin City University Library based in three locations in Dublin, Ireland: O'Reilly Library (Glasnevin Campus), Cregan Library (St Patrick's Campus) and Woodlock Hall (All Hallows Campus)
Carnegie Oldpark Library @carnegieoldpark.bsky.social An abandoned heritage asset amongst the jagged peace lines of North Belfast - support our #BackToLife efforts as Carnegie Centre for Weaving!
Kildare Library Service @kildarelibrary.bsky.social Welcome to Kildare Library Service! #LoveYourLibrary
https://linktr.ee/kildarelibraries
*Account not monitored out of hours*
Kildare County Council’s Social Media Policy - https://kildarecoco.ie/YourCouncil/CustomerService/SocialMediaPolicy/
Maynooth University Library @mulibrary.bsky.social We are the Library for Maynooth University and St. Patrick’s Pontifical University 📚 Our website, contact details, social media and relevant links can all be found on our Linktree: linktr.ee/library_mu
📚 Dunblane's historic Leighton Library @leightonlibrary.bsky.social Scotland's oldest purpose-built independent library, built 1687 from bequest of 17th century Robert Leighton, Principal of University of Edinburgh, Chancellor of University of Glasgow, Bishop of Dunblane Cathedral
https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uk
BAnQ @banq-officiel.bsky.social Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
La culture accessible à tous et à toutes, gratuitement 
Milton Public Library @miltonlibrary.bsky.social The Milton Public Library empowers the community to: Read. Learn. Innovate. Connect.
Middlesex County Library @mxcountylibrary.bsky.social Serving Middlesex County, Ontario: Ailsa Craig, Coldstream, Delaware, Dorchester, Glencoe, Ilderton, Komoka, Lucan, Melbourne, Mt. Brydges, Newbury, Parkhill, Strathroy, Thorndale & Wardsville.
Berkeley Public Library @berkeleypubliclibrary.org Your public library since 1893. Berkeley, CA, USA
G.M. Malliet @gmmalliet.bsky.social Author of the Max Tudor and St. Just and Augusta Hawke mysteries, and dozens of short stories.
R.A. "Steampunk" McCandless @ramccandless.bsky.social Host MythBehaving #podcast. #Steampunk #urbanfantasy #author. #Editor Ellysian Press. BFF of Athena the Dog aka Athena the Bug aka Athena the Baby. Engagement = follow backs. OF = block.
www.amazon.com/stores/RA-McCandless/author/B00H58AJU6
Author Craig Read @craigread.bsky.social Dwayne And The Dinosaur Dilemma now available, either from myself paperback £10 each, or Hardback £15 each, or Amazon at £15 & £25
Origin Books @originbooks.bsky.social We're Origin Books — a book printing company that helps authors and publishers bring their vision to life.
Paige Maylott @paigemaylott.bsky.social 🎮 Author who explores gender, glitches, and what happens when reality starts buffering. Collects bunnies (both pixel and real). Based in Hamilton, ON 🍁
Hamilton Musicians' Guild @hamiltonmusicguild.bsky.social The Hamilton Musicians' Guild (Local 293) serves professional musicians in the Haldimand, Halton and Hamilton regions.
BlueSky Repaircafe @blueskyrepaircafe.bsky.social A place for Repair Cafe enthusiasts. Exchange tips, ask questions, find parts.
Indie Voices · Authors & Books @metareelz.com Notes from the margins of the book world.
Indie stories, wandering writers, soft recommendations, quiet conversations.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1281628-indie-voices-authors-books
Tumblr:
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Morning Live @morninglive.bsky.social Tune in weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. EST for your daily dose of news, information and entertainment. Watch live online at http://chch.com/live
A Greener Future @agreenerfuture.bsky.social Nonprofit that brings together a community of volunteers to learn, connect, and take action through litter cleanups 📍Great Lakes Region
Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social Nonfiction writer. Author of The Mess That Made Them (Bloomsbury, 2026) geni.us/TMtMT. Two-time Best of the Net nominee. | 🏠 Council Bluffs, IA (Omaha Metro Area) | Rep: Anderson Literary Agency
Jennifer Jamieson | Grief & Mourning Educator 🇨🇦 @jenniferjamieson.bsky.social Certified Grief Coach & Educator (RECE) helping individuals & families navigate grief, loss, and life’s hardest transitions | Sunnybrook Pregnancy And Infant Loss (PAIL) Network Rep | Hamilton | brightermourning.ca
Bird Friendly Hamilton Burlington @bfhb.bsky.social Working to conserve and raise awareness of wild birds, through Nature Canada's Bird Friendly City program. Burlington and Hamilton, Ontario, were both certified as bird friendly cities in April 2022! https://birdfriendlyhamiltonburlington.wordpress.com/
Author L. Steele @authorlsteele.bsky.social Contemporary Romance Author. I wrote The Wrong Wife => https://readerlinks.com/l/3328917
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Melissa Stevens @melissatstevens.bsky.social NYT Bestselling author of steamy contemporary and paranormal romance.
More than 70 books published.
More coming out all the time.
https://linktr.ee/MelissaStevens
Entwined Publishing @entwinedpublishing.bsky.social Romance fiction publisher. Entwining hearts one story at a time.
https://linktr.ee/EntwinedPublishing
booksbyjeffrey @booksbyjeffrey.bsky.social 🇨🇦 Canadian writer in #hamont
THE MANDALA (spec thriller)
VERTEBRAE: dark sci-fi comedy (in progress)
Querying for debut • #booksky
D&D teacher on Outschool
1300+ day Japanese streak
Read along:
https://booksbyjeffrey.substack.com
Bully, Little Stuffed Bull 🐮 @bullythelsb.bsky.social Little stuffed bull loves cookies, comics, kitties and kindness. • He's trying to make the world nicer. • Pronouns: he/him/hi there, cute bull! • Avatar by @roricomics.bsky.social! • Visit the Comics Oughta Be Fun blog at www.littlestuffedbull.com!
Sonja McGiboney, Author @sonjamcg.bsky.social Sonja McGiboney is an author and photographer with a focus on children's literature. She created a series of concept PB called "Jazzy’s Books." She is focused on building her PB library with new stories.
Lydia Lukidis @lydialukidis.bsky.social Award winning #kidlit author & workshop presenter (K-6)
GROUCHO ('25 & '26)
UP, UP HIGH (Capstone '25)
DEEP, DEEP DOWN (Capstone '23)
Crystal Kite winner & Silver Birch Express Honor
The Author Village @theauthorvillage.bsky.social The Author Village is a collective of forward-thinking and award-winning children’s book creators, educators, and librarians available for in-person and virtual school and library visits, conferences, workshops, and professional development experiences.
Vaughan Public Libraries @vaughanpl.bsky.social Enrich Inspire Transform
📚🎧📸🎹📡🎸🎟🎨🎥
VPL offers welcoming destinations that educate, excite and empower.
https://www.vaughanpl.info/
KidsWord & AllKidsBooks – Explore, Read & Share! @allkidsbooks.com 🌟 Join our vibrant community of children's book lovers!
🔗 KidsWrd.com | AllKidsBooks.com
👧 Parents & Teachers: Find the best books for young readers.
✍️ Authors & Illustrators: List & showcase your books to a global audience.
The Canadian Children's Book Centre @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social We support the reading, writing, illustrating and publishing of Canadian books for young readers. 🇨🇦🧒🏽📚 bookcentre.ca
Vinh Nguyen @cousinvinnhy.bsky.social 
Semester in Residence at CityLAB @semester-citylab.bsky.social Live, learn, laugh, love, lab.
Intensive fall semester for students in all McMaster & Redeemer Faculties, 3rd year &^.
Interdisciplinary teams work on City projects with city staff. 30 students,4 instructors 15-units 1 term
https://bit.ly/m/citylabsir
Matterist Books @matteristbooks.bsky.social Book recs, reviews, and news. Supporting independent booksellers as a Bookshop affiliate. Thanks for helping us help local bookstores. 🙏🏼 #BooksMatter
https://bookshop.org/shop/matteristbooks https://matteristbooks.substack.com/
https://matteristbooks.com/
Grande @mattgrande.bsky.social Square. The Staircase. Faded Hamilton.
Concession Street BIA @concessionbia.bsky.social The Concession Street Business Improvement Area offers shopping, great food, beauty, fitness & fun. It's Happening Here 📣 #HamOnt
Dean Jobb - True Crime Writer @deanjobb.bsky.social Strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre, contemplating a crime.
A Gentleman and a Thief • The Case of the Murderous Dr Cream • Empire of Deception (Algonquin Books/HarperCollins Canada)
Website: www.deanjobb.com
Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y935u82h
JLMeyer @jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social She/Her• Looking for Joy in art • Winner of 3 SILA awards• ace•❤️ 📚, libraries, 🪴
All MY LINKS: https://linksjlmeyer.carrd.co
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/u88415558
HIRE ME: https://www.shannonassociates.com/artists/jennifer-l-meyer
Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social 🇨🇦 🇸🇬 Illustrator, author (The Pink Pajamas, S&S 2025) | Rep: Tracy Marchini | Co-host @kidlitart.bsky.social chat | 🚫AI/NFT
🎨 CharleneChua.com
🖼️ Links - charlenechua.com/links
✏️ Alt account @sygnin.com
Green Venture @greenventure.bsky.social Green Venture inspires and equips Hamilton residents to take individual and collective action to preserve our natural environment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and build a community resilient to climate change. www.greenventure.ca/linkinbio
Kristin 🧸🔮🎀 @kristinarcher.bsky.social ❤️🔥🪩🎧😷
💬 reality tv, music, airborne aware community
📺 currently watching #BB28🔑
📍 #HamOnt | @ihearthamilton.bsky.social
📻 radio host Fridays 2-3pm on cfmu.ca
I Heart Hamilton @ihearthamilton.bsky.social be a tourist in your own city.
📍 blog in #HamOnt since 2011 | ihearthamilton.ca
📻 radio show Fridays 2-3pm on 93.3 CFMU since 2013 | cfmu.ca/show/i-heart-hamilton
❣️ recent work | lnk.bio/ihearthamilton
💬 posts by @kristinarcher.bsky.social
Running the Goat Books @runningthegoat.bsky.social A Newfoundland-based micropress specializing in children's books and letterpress-printed chapbooks.
Visit our bookstore and printshop in Tors Cove.
https://linktr.ee/runningthegoat
Find Marnie at her personal account: rtgbooks.bsky.social
Stephen Hayes @marlowe7.bsky.social Writer/Film Director/Radio Host. When The Luck Runs Dry is my first novel. After completing a first draft of the sequel: Fallen Angels, I'm currently working on a new book: Peacock Blue.
Author Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda @krishna-author.bsky.social I write because I feel most alive when I’m creating stories, stories about love, loss, memory, and the small, quiet moments that often shape our lives the most.
https://amzn.to/45EHFzg
You can support me on
https://patreon.com/KrishnaPrasanthGuttikonda
Equinox Open Library Initiative @equinoxoli.org Equinox Open Library Initiative is a nonprofit that supports library automation by investing in open source software and providing technology services for libraries. You can learn more about us at https://www.equinoxoli.org/.
Jessie Romigh @jessieromigh.bsky.social Children's book writer & illustrator seeking representation. Finding whimsy & humor with a dash of puns. Illustrations are hand-drawn, inked, & painted with watercolor. SCBWI-Austin Chapter. She/Her
www.jessieromigh.com
#kidlit #picturebook #kidlitart
Mary Louise Pigott 🇨🇦 @mlpigott.bsky.social In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will be singing.
– Bertolt Brecht
#hamont
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
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Free post creator app: www.post-script.app
Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social Metropolitan Police lives and stories 1829-now.
Open to researchers and visitors by appointment.
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No bio or posts, no follow back.
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Kojo Easy Damptey @kojoeasydamptey.bsky.social Musician www.kedmusic.live
Black Studies Scholar/Instructor at McMaster University
Contract Faculty at Laurier University
Community Builder
PhD Student
Wakefield Libraries @wflibraries.bsky.social We are the library service for Wakefield and its surrounding towns and villages.
Follow us for news, reviews & events, plus oodles of free online resources, learning courses & historical photographs!
🔗 https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries
University of Galway Library @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social The Library proactively supports and enhances the learning, teaching, and research activities of the University.
library.universityofgalway.ie
For Archives, Special Collections and Digital Collections please visit @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social
University of Lethbridge Library @ulethlibrary.bsky.social http://library.ulethbridge.ca
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